World Citizen Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 29 minutes ago, Ararar said: Dave Winfield....again is the only athlete to be drafted by MLB(hof) the NFL and the NBA.Standing 6 foot 6 inches tells you what an incredible athlete he was.Doesnt get the credit he deserves Can't argue with that. Thought you were going to mention me but Dave Winfield works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AztecPadre Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 7 hours ago, thc6795 said: Old tape of Jim Thorpe hard to argue against him. Bo while only playing a short time was better then frigging Deion. Sanders sucked at baseball more of a sideshow then true player. In football he was a great cover corner. In fact the best cover corner to ever play the game. In my opinion Lester Hayes or Charles Woodson best overall corner to play the game. Frigging Sanders was a pillow man. He hated contact. Him and Mike Haynes with the stickum dripping off their hands. Lol. Loved those guys. Cwood best DB up there with Rod Wood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 plus, i dont trust that Bo wasnt on that juice if Im being honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendsofthefall Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 Bo, Jim Brown, Jim Thorpe, Wilt Chamberlain, and a few others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossacks Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 7 hours ago, thc6795 said: Old tape of Jim Thorpe hard to argue against him. Bo while only playing a short time was better then frigging Deion. Sanders sucked at baseball more of a sideshow then true player. In football he was a great cover corner. In fact the best cover corner to ever play the game. In my opinion Lester Hayes or Charles Woodson best overall corner to play the game. Frigging Sanders was a pillow man. He hated contact. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taojoe Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Drummer61 said: Deion was NEVER a hitter and did not like to get hit.. I remember Deion being quoted as saying his paltry tackle numbers was a "business decision."" In other words, he didn't want to risk getting hurt and losing potential future earnings. I also remember him as a Yankee getting screamed at by Carlton Fisk to run a ball out. A guy like him doesn't belong in this conversation. I'll go along with Bo Jackson based on playing 2 professional sports on a very high level. Never saw Jim Thorpe so can't comment on him. Obviously, many many great athletes who played only one sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 21 minutes ago, Cossacks said: You see how a young Deion caught Bo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossacks Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 2 hours ago, Bones said: You see how a young Deion caught Bo? Yep! And then promptly got his shit just pushed in . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORabidOne Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 13 hours ago, whiteshoes said: Not according to ESPN, who did not include him in their 50 greatest athletes. However, Jack Nickalaus was seventh. I've NEVER seen a golfer who was SPIT at anything ELSE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORabidOne Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 15 minutes ago, Cossacks said: Yep! And then promptly got his shit just pushed in . Deion was a frickin PUSSY! And I'm a Seminole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btango Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 There is another topic similar to this that I just posted on. As far as all around player/athlete I think Danny Ainge does not get enough credit. MLB all rookie team at age 20 while playing hoops at BYU, two time AA at BYU in hoops, averaged over 20 ppg one season in the NBA, started on two title teams, and was one of the top football recruits as a QB out of high school. Not a bad resume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btango Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 Jim Brown may have them all at least for his era. In addition to his football greatness he was an AA in lacrosse at Syracuse. National finalist in the decathlon although did not train much for some of the events. He was second leading scorer on the hoops team for Syracuse his last two seasons. Four sports and pretty good at all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btango Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 Ronald Curry one of the absolute best footballers I have seen play in high school. McDonald's AA in hoops. Unreal in both sports at Hampton HS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 7 hours ago, Cossacks said: Yep! And then promptly got his shit just pushed in . With what should be an illegal move, no less. But I pointed that out to show who was faster since we're discussing the best athlete. Deion was the superior football player, track athlete, better baseball career. But Bo was stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 5 hours ago, btango said: Ronald Curry one of the absolute best footballers I have seen play in high school. McDonald's AA in hoops. Unreal in both sports at Hampton HS. His teammate Julius Peppers may have been better at both sports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossacks Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 3 minutes ago, Bones said: With what should be an illegal move, no less. But I pointed that out to show who was faster since we're discussing the best athlete. Deion was the superior football player, track athlete, better baseball career. But Bo was stronger. Deion for sure had a longer football career, but superior? One of the two won a Heisman? Better baseball career? Based on what, stolen bases? Bo 694 games AB: 2,293 HR:141 Steals: 82 AVG.: 250 HITS: 598 RBI: 415 Deion 641 games AB: 2,1213 HR:39 Steals: 186 AVG: 263 HITS: 558 RBI: 168 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 38 minutes ago, Cossacks said: Deion for sure had a longer football career, but superior? One of the two won a Heisman? Better baseball career? Based on what, stolen bases? Bo 694 games AB: 2,293 HR:141 Steals: 82 AVG.: 250 HITS: 598 RBI: 415 Deion 641 games AB: 2,1213 HR:39 Steals: 186 AVG: 263 HITS: 558 RBI: 168 Deion had almost triple the triples. Bo had 841 strike outs compared to 352 for Deion. Deion had better OBP. Deion had better base on balls to strike out ratio. Deion had a nice WS showing and played in both a WS and SB. Suited up for a MLB and NFL game in the same day. Meanwhile with Bo we have to say what he could have done if not for his hip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendsofthefall Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 6 hours ago, btango said: Ronald Curry one of the absolute best footballers I have seen play in high school. McDonald's AA in hoops. Unreal in both sports at Hampton HS. Another Hampton native, Allen Iverson, the best HS football and basketball player in the country coming out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORabidOne Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 On 8/15/2017 at 2:50 PM, paladin4ever said: The thing is Hershel only played football professionally. HW was a beast, no doubt...I think Marcus Dupree was a better freshman in my opinion, though... Did lil Marcus CARRY Oklahoma on his back, like Walker did Georgia? Hershel Walker provided 75% of UGA's offense in 1980! And a lil known fact that will go down in UGA lore IS! He was badly injured in the FIRST quarter of the National Championship game! He sustained a separated shoulder on the second series! And the UGA medical staff, with little regard for Hershel's health! Popped it back into place, and aWAAAY he went to a 135 yd. night, against a Notre Dame D that had not given up a 100 yards rushing in a game, all season! THAT was LEGENDARY! THAT treatment was no doubt instrumental, in his filing for pro status as a Junior! The FIRST EVER to do so! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeler01 Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 On 8/15/2017 at 0:53 PM, nptb17 said: Lebron James is it for me. Agree, unlike some of these guys of the past though, you can't play two sports at the highest level now a days and be successful(Won't happen). Guys like Thorpe, Jim Brown etc..... Played in leagues that weren't the most athletic to say the least(Integration). Can you imagine Adrian Peterson running against defenses that consisted of athletes that go to Princeton sprinkled in with 2 or 3 real studs? That's pretty much what Brown and Thorpe faced. The Washington Redskins had 0 African American players till 1962. I just can't hold any player of that era in the same regards as a player that played during integration. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
954gator Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 Not a fan of his lol, but it has to be Lebron James. Another guy that makes the list in his prime as far as athleticism was Vince Carter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
954gator Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 As far as football players, for me personally I've never seen a player quite like Percy Harvin. The guy had some serious issues though mentally. But some of the stuff he could do on the field was just incredible. I really hope one day they do a documentary on his career. It would definitely be very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Citizen Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 15 hours ago, ORabidOne said: Did lil Marcus CARRY Oklahoma on his back, like Walker did Georgia? Hershel Walker provided 75% of UGA's offense in 1980! And a lil known fact that will go down in UGA lore IS! He was badly injured in the FIRST quarter of the National Championship game! He sustained a separated shoulder on the second series! And the UGA medical staff, with little regard for Hershel's health! Popped it back into place, and aWAAAY he went to a 135 yd. night, against a Notre Dame D that had not given up a 100 yards rushing in a game, all season! THAT was LEGENDARY! THAT treatment was no doubt instrumental, in his filing for pro status as a Junior! The FIRST EVER to do so! That was heroic. Tough and a warrior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Citizen Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 46 minutes ago, 954gator said: Not a fan of his lol, but it has to be Lebron James. Another guy that makes the list in his prime as far as athleticism was Vince Carter. What about Spud Webb? Little guy who can jump out of the gym. Dunk w/ 2 balls. What was he, 5'6? Not thinking he belongs on list but impressive athlete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
954gator Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 25 minutes ago, World Citizen said: What about Spud Webb? Little guy who can jump out of the gym. Dunk w/ 2 balls. What was he, 5'6? Not thinking he belongs on list but impressive athlete. I mean he was pretty good, but... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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